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|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  14 November 64 15/0327Z | Brooklyn, New York  |
|  3. SOURCE Civilian | 10. CONCLUSION Astronomical (METEOR)  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS One | Form 164 sent. Object has speed and flight characteristics of meteo but no tail and not very bright. Very likely a meteor. IF form is not visible, it will be reevaluated in light of the additional data.  |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 2 -3 Seconds | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Object streaking across sky. 1st mag bluish white color. No tail, looked like satellite except much faster. Flight from …

24 November 1964

Dear Mr. [redacted]

This is in reply to your recent letter in which you reported observing an object in the sky.

Attached is an FTD Form 164. It is requested that you complete the form in the greatest detail possible and return it to this office for further evaluation.

Sincerely,

MASTON M. JACKS
Major, USAF
Chief, Pictorial Branch
Public Information Division
Office of Information

1 Atch
FTD Form 164

Mr. [redacted]
Brooklyn, New York, 11230

WELCOME
1412
Brooklyn, N.Y.

Office of Information
Dept. of Air Force
Project Blue Book (SAF-01PB)
Washington D.C.

Sirs:

On Saturday night, 10:37P.M EST in New York (Brooklyn) I sighted an object streaking across the sky. It seemed to originate (as if it was turned on by a switch) very close to the star Betelguise in the constellation of Orion. The direction in which it traveled was from Betelguise to the 3 stars in its belt, and towards the horizon. It was fairly bright (about 1st magnitude) and the color of the star Rigel-a bluish white. It was round and was very small - the size of how a …

St. B'klyn. N. Y. 11230
OFFICE OF INFORMATION
Dept. of the Air Force
Project Blue Book (SAF-01PB)
Washington D.C. 20330